Tropical Family Explained

Tropical Family
Type:compilation
Artist:Various artists
Cover:Tropical-Family-album.jpg
Released:1 July 2013
Genre:Tropical music
Label:Play On

Tropical Family is a banner for a musical collective of artists who came together in 2013 to collaborate on an album of tropical music and summer-y dance songs. The 12-track album was released on 1 July 2013, with 12 cover versions of well-known songs by diverse artists. A deluxe edition was released in November with four additional tracks included.

Initially, Serge Gainsbourg's "Couleur café" as performed by Louisy Joseph had been recorded, but eventually it was set aside in favor of Teri Moïse's song "Les Poèmes de Michelle" as interpreted by Slaï on the album.

Track listing

Track
#
Song title Length Performer(s) Original by
"Maldòn" Zouk Machine
"Flamme" Axel Tony, Layanah Slaï
"Obsesión" Aventura
"Sensualité" Axelle Red
"Angela" Saïan Supa Crew
"Kolé séré" Matt Houston, Kim Philippe Lavil & Jocelyne Beroard
"Le soleil donne"
"Mélissa" Julien Clerc
"Les Poèmes de Michelle" Teri Moïse
"Il jouait du piano debout" France Gall
"Belle-Ile en Mer"
"Les Sunlights des Tropiques" Collégiale (the collective) Gilbert Montagné

Deluxe edition

On 18 November 2013, a deluxe edition was released, that included the same track list in addition to four bonus tracks not found on the original release, being "Turn Me On" by Matt Houston and Kevin Lyttle, "Enamórame" by DJ Assad featuring Papi Sanchez & Luyannah, "Couleur Café" by Louisy Joseph and "Petites Iles" by Lynnsha & Kymaï1.

Track list

Track
#
Song title Length Performer(s) !Original by
Same as above
"Turn Me On" Kevin Lyttle
"Enamórame (Oui bébé)" Papi Sánchez
"Couleur café" Serge Gainsbourg
"Petites îles" Neg Marrons and Cesária Évora

Charts

Album

Year (2013)Peak
position
Ultratop Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[1] 56
SNEP French Albums Chart[2] 5

Singles

YearGoldman songCredited performer(s)Peak positionsRefMusic
video
FRA
BEL (Wa)
2013"Maldòn"Lynnsha, Fanny J and Louisy Joseph1515
(Ultratip)
http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lynnsha+%2F+Fanny+J+%2F+Louisy+Joseph+-+Tropical+Family&titel=Maldon&cat=s
https://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/11a540/Lynnsha-_-Fanny-J-_-Louisy-Joseph-Tropical-Family-Maldon
"Obsesión"Kenza Farah & Lucenzo167
(Ultratip)
http://www.lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lucenzo+%26+Kenza+Farah+%2D+Tropical+Family&titel=Obsesi%F3n&cat=s
https://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/11ebe0/Lucenzo-&-Kenza-Farah-Tropical-Family-Obsesion
"Flamme"Axel Tony & Layanah118http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Axel+Tony+%26+Layanah&titel=Flamme&cat=s
2014"Enamórame (Oui bébé)"DJ Assad feat. Papi Sanchez & Luyanna24
(Ultratip)
http://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/12df1c/DJ-Assad-feat.-Papi-Sanchez-&-Luyanna-Tropical-Family-Enamorame-(Oui-bebe)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tropical Family in Belgian (Wallonia) Charts . Hung Medien . 9 September 2013.
  2. Web site: Tropical Family in French Charts . Hung Medien . 10 July 2013.